Bowling Green State University Athletics
Icers Travel To Ohio State For Saturday-Sunday Series
November 13, 2000 | Ice Hockey
Nov. 13, 2000
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Bowling Green (1-5-2, 1-3-2) at Ohio State (6-3, 4-2)
7:05 p.m. - Saturday, Nov. 183:05 p.m. - Sunday, Nov. 19
Value City Arena (17,500)
Series Record: BG leads 84-46-4
Last Meetings: at OS 4-3-Feb. 25/at BG 7-1-Feb. 26
Saturday Radio: WBVI-FM (96.7)
Sunday Radio: WBGU-FM (88.1)
SERIES HISTORY
Bowling Green leads the all-time series against Ohio State with an 84-46-4 record. The Falcons have compiled a 31-27-2 mark in Columbus (OSU Ice Rink/Ohio Expo Center Fairgrounds/Schottenstein Center). BG won its first game at Value City (2-1 on 3/2/99), but lost both meetings in Columbus last season (4-1, 4-3). Buddy Powers has a mark of 11-11-1 versus OSU, including a 3-7-1 record in Columbus. The Buckeyes are coached by John Markell, a 1979 BGSU graduate and a 2000 inductee into the BGSU Athletic Hall of Fame.
POWERS IN SEVENTH SEASON AT BGSU
BGSU coach Buddy Powers, the fourth mentor in the 31-year history of Falcon hockey, has compiled a mark of 111-110-17 as BG's bench boss in six-plus seasons. Now in his 13th year as a head coach, he has an overall career record of 231-181-32 (includes one season at RIT, and five seasons at RPI).
Powers served as bench boss at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) for five seasons (1989-90 through 1993-94) prior to being named to his current position at Bowling Green on July 12, 1994. He spent one season as the head coach at Rochester Institute of Technology (1988-89) leading the Tigers to a second-place finish in the Division III national championships.
PREVIEWING THE OHIO STATE SERIES
The Buckeyes improved to 6-3 overall and 4-2 in the CCHA with a road sweep at Lake Superior (2-1, 3-0) last weekend.
OSU is led in scoring by senior wing Jean-Francois Dufour (4-5--9, 3-PPG), junior wing Nick Ganga (6-1--7, 2-PPG), senior defenseman Andre Signoretti (2-5--7), freshman center Dave Steckel (5-1--6, 2-GWG) and freshman center R.J. Umberger (3-3--6). Freshman goaltender Mike Betz (6-3-0, 1.96, .939) has played every minute this year for coach John Markell.
OSU has scored six power-play goals in 49 chances (12.2%), while allowing five man-advantage markers in 47 opportunities (89.4%).
The best period for the Buckeyes is the second where they have outscored their opponents 11-5. OSU has played three overtime games this year compiling a 2-1 record in those contests.
FALCON TIDBITS
The Falcons started a stretch at Northern Michigan in which they will play 12 of 16 games away from the BGSU Ice Arena. BG has six road games in November, four consecutive home games in early December then start another six-game road trip over the holidays.
BG is 1-1-2 in its last four games. The Falcons were assessed 41 penalties (10.25 per game) in the first four games (all losses), but have only 28 penalties (7.0 per game) the last four games.
Over the last three contests, the Falcons have scored on five of 20 man-advantage opportunities (25%), after going 3 for 36 (8%) in the first five games. BG has allowed at least one power-play goal in every game this year.
BG had 40 shots on goal in the 2-1 setback on Nov. 3 at Northern Michigan, surpassing the previous season-best of 28.
The Falcons have not scored the first goal of a game in any contest this year.
Only 10 players have seen action in all eight contests this season. BG has already missed 14 man-games due to injuries.
Sophomore goalie Tyler Masters has started the last seven games in net for BG, and over the last three contests, he has stopped 98 of 105 shots (.933 save percentage).
After being held scoreless in the first three games of the year, Day has recorded six goals in the last five contests including two multiple-goal affairs. Last season, Day had 13 goals after recording 10 lamp-lighters as a rookie.
Senior captain Doug Schueller returned to the lineup for the Northern Michigan series. He had missed the first six games while recovering from off-season knee surgery.
Sophomore Ryan Fultz has five assists in eight games this year after recording 10 assists in 36 games a year ago.
BG is 1-3-0 on Friday's, 0-1-2 on Saturday's and 0-1-0 on Sunday's. The Falcons are 1-2-2 when scoring a power play goal and 1-0-1 when scoring at least two man-advantage markers. The Falcons are 1-1-0 when outshooting an opponent and 0-4-2 when outshot.
BG has had 29 or fewer shots on goal in seven of the eight contests this year compiling a 1-4-2 mark in those games.
BG has been outscored in both the first (7-3) and second periods (11-4) this year, but have outscored its opponents 7-6 in the third period.
Ohio State vs. Bowling Green (BGSU leads 84-46-4)
Home: 52-16-2 * Away: 31-27-2 * Neutral: 1-3-0 GF: 656 * GA: 484
